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Richard R. Close was born in New York in 1918. In Rye his family lived at 10 Horton Street and were members of Christ Church. Richard served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II.
1LT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
RICHARD RANDOLPH CLOSE, 83, East Howry Avenue, DeLand, died Monday, Oct 29. Mr. Close was a retired field engineer for Fairchild Space and Defense and a technical engineer for NBC Television, New York City. Born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., he moved to DeLand from Ormond Beach in 1999. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club, Larchmont, N.Y. Survivors: wife, Evelyn; sons, Stuart, Katonah, N.Y., Robert, Carlsbad, Calif., Richard, Richfield, Conn.; brother, David, Wilton, Conn.; sister, Nancy Gibson, Amherst, Mass.; four grandchildren, Lank-ford Funeral Home, DeLand. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71761021/obituary-for-richard-randolph-close/
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